Enterprise Sells Out to B.T.C.
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UNDER a provisional agreement between the British Transport Commission and Enterprise (Scunthorpe) Passenger Services, Ltd., Lincolnshire, one of the leading independent operators, the Commission will acquire the company's undertaking at the end of this month. It will be operated on behalf of the Commission by the Lincolnshire Road Car Co., Ltd.
Applications are being made to the Licensing Authority for the granting of the Enterprise company's licences to the Lincolnshire concern.
Enterprise (Scunthorpe). Ltd.. has lived up to its name ever since its establishment in 1920. Acquisitions of other concerns up to the outbreak of the 1939-45 war and intensification of services afterwards, created an organization which in September, 1949, operated 146 vehicles. At that time, 118 of these were of post-war manufacture, and all but •46 were powered by oil engines. The concern's operations were described in "The Commercial Motor" on September 16, 1949.
KEENER WATCH ON RECORDS "T seems that many owners are 1 under the iinpression that logging rest periods is detrimental to the pay packet; the error of this view should be clearly explained to them," states the bulletin of the North-western (Western) Area of the Road Haulage Association.
Members are warned that the inspecttion of drivers' lo z sheets and wages records is being intensified.
Operators are advised to examine log sheets every day and to initial any infringement and make any relevant remark in red ink.
CROSVILLE FARES "TOO LOW" I F an investigation into the charges structure of •Crosville Motor Services, Ltd., were made, it would result in a disclosure that the level of existing fares was too low, having regard to presentday operating costs. This statement was contained in a recent letter from the clerk to the Northwestern Licensing Authority to Rhyl Ratepayers' Association, which sought an investigation into trosville return fare charges.